Extended major project

Friday, May 11, 2012

EXPLORING MY SUBCONSCIOUS:

I became intrigued with the subconscious during my
essay where I explored Dali’s way of thinking and interpreting his dreams;
showing his interpretations through realistic but surreal paintings. I was
intrigued by illusions and how the minds subconscious; recognizes subliminal
images differently and creatively with every person. I also found Rene Magritte’s
manipulation of perception interesting which made me think about how the human
subconscious absorbs and recognizes illusionary perspectives. I felt that by
exploring surrealism further it would satisfy my needs to create weird and
mystical artwork. I had also been interested in psychology for years and felt
that this project could reflect both my interests of drawing and the psyche.